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Late Comeback by the Dukes Falls Short in Season Opener at Florida State
2/17/2023 9:43:00 PM | Baseball
Redshirt junior Donovan Burke started for the Dukes, going an inning and two-thirds and striking out one while giving up five runs. Sophomore Fenwick Trimble led the JMU offense, going 2-for-3 with a run scored, two doubles and three RBI's.
Preseason All-American Wyatt Crowell earned the win on the mound for the Seminoles.
How It Happened
First Inning
The Dukes got on the board first, scoring on a double play after graduate Jack Cone doubled to lead off the game and moved to third on a single from redshirt junior Mason Dunaway.
Florida State got the run back and then two more in the bottom half of the inning. They loaded the bases with one down and then scored two runs on wild pitches sandwiched between a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead.
Second Inning
Florida State added a pair of runs on a single up the middle and then a triple to center field to increase its lead to 5-1.
Third Inning
Two more runs were added to the scoreboard for the home team, scoring a third run on a wild pitch before a sacrifice fly brought home the seventh FSU run.
Sixth Inning
The Dukes were able to cut into the deficit, beginning with Dunaway earning a walk and then redshirt senior Kyle Novak getting hit by a pitch. Trimble then took a pitch to right field for a double, scoring Dunaway but having Novak get tagged out on the way to the plate. Freshman Aidan McDonald came up next as a pinch hitter and laced the fifth pitch of his collegiate career up the middle to score Trimble. After graduate Jaylon Lee doubled to advance McDonald to third, freshman Jack Cannizzaro stepped up and used an infield single to score McDonald and make the score 7-4.
Eighth Inning
Nander De Sedas began the inning with a single and then moved to third base the next at bat as Colton Vincent laced a double. DeAmez Ross then scored both with a single to give the hosts a five-run lead again at 9-4. After a pair of walks to load the bases, Jordan Carrion singled in two runs and a throwing error allowed a third run to score to make it 12-4 Florida State.
Ninth Inning
JMU put up three runs in the top of the ninth, all with two outs. After sophomore Coleman Calabrese drew a walk and advanced to second, Dunaway singled him in with a single. Novak then drew a walk and both runners came around to cross the plate on Trimble's two-run double to make it 12-7.
Game Notes
- Three different Dukes notched multiple hits in Jack Cone, Mason Dunaway, Jaylon Lee and Fenwick Trimble.
- JMU hit .500 (6-12) with runners in scoring position.
- Freshman Jaden Kinsler struck out three in two innings of work in his collegiate debut.
Up Next
The Dukes and Seminoles face off in game two on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at Dick Howser Stadium. The game will be broadcasted on the ACC Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wyatt Crowell (1-0)
L: Burke, Donovan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Cone, Jack 1 ; Trimble, Fenwick 2 ; Lee, Jaylon 1
RBI: Dunaway, Mason 1 ; Trimble, Fenwick 3 ; McDonald, Aidan 1 ; Cannizzaro, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cone, Jack 1 ; Dunaway, Mason 2 ; Novak, Kyle 1 ; Trimble, Fenwick 1 ; McDonald, Aidan 1 ; Calabrese, Coleman 1
SB: Trimble, Fenwick 1
CS: Trimble, Fenwick 1 ; Mancini, Mike 1
HBP: Cone, Jack 1 ; Novak, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Jordan Carrion 2 ; Colton Vincent 1
3B: Cam Smith 1
RBI: DeAmez Ross 3 ; Cam Smith 1 ; Sebastian Jimenez 1 ; Jordan Carrion 2 ; Jordan Williams 1
SH: Nander De Sedas 1
SF: Sebastian Jimenez 1 ; Jordan Williams 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeAmez Ross 3 ; Cam Smith 1 ; James Tibbs III 2 ; Jaime Ferrer 1 ; Sebastian Jimenez 1 ; Jordan Carrion 1 ; Jordan Williams 1 ; Nander De Sedas 1 ; Colton Vincent 1
SB: DeAmez Ross 2 ; Nander De Sedas 1
HBP: Nander De Sedas 1 ; Colton Vincent 1
